Index: src/com/mysql/jdbc/UpdatableResultSet.java
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--- src/com/mysql/jdbc/UpdatableResultSet.java	(revision 6762)
+++ src/com/mysql/jdbc/UpdatableResultSet.java	(working copy)
@@ -352,16 +352,17 @@
 					keyName = keyName.toUpperCase();
 					primaryKeyNames.put(keyName, keyName);
 				}
-			} finally {
-				if (rs != null) {
-					try {
-						rs.close();
-					} catch (Exception ex) {
-						AssertionFailedException.shouldNotHappen(ex);
-					}
+			} catch(SQLException sqlEx) {
+				// ignore permission denied errors
+			}
+			if (rs != null) {
+				try {
+					rs.close();
+				} catch (Exception ex) {
+					AssertionFailedException.shouldNotHappen(ex);
+				}
 
-					rs = null;
-				}
+				rs = null;
 			}
 
 			int existingPrimaryKeysCount = primaryKeyNames.size();